adobe

Example Sentences

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Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

On Monday, Bagnard emailed to say it looked like her family would be moving forward with adobe after all.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

What residents who want to rebuild with materials like adobe are left with is, largely, confusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Hackman was a lover of the arts and a painter himself, so he fit in well: Santa Fe is known for its iconic adobe architecture and is home to more than 250 galleries.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

And the men of the village were not working in the fields, they clung together in groups at the adobe corners of houses and whispered to each other as we drove by.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya